Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

I F. LIESKB.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1904.

Patented January 3, 1905.

PATENT OEEIoE.

FRANK LIESKE, OF MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,049, dated January 3, 1905.

Application filed March 10, 1904. Serial No. 197,521.

To aZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK LIESKE, .a citizen of the United States, residing at Marquette, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to new and useful -improvements in non-refillable bottles; and its object is to provide a bottle with a closure of novel construction which is provided with means whereby refilling of the bottle subsequent to the discharge of its original contents is prevented.

The invention consists of a closure having flanges extending therearound, and said flanges are cut away at points out of alinement, so that atortuous passage is formed from one end to the other of the closure.

The invention also consists of a valve which is arranged over an inlet in one end of the closure, and a locking-pin is arranged within the closure and adapted to engage the bottleneck.

The invention also consists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a section through a portion of a bottle and showing in elevation my improved closure therein. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the closure and the adjacent portion of the bottle-neck. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a section on line 4. A, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6 6, Fig. 1; and Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but of a modified form of closure.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 8 is a bottle having a recess 9 in the neck thereof, and fitted within this neck is a cylindrical closure 10, having an inlet-passage 11 at its lower end, which communicates with a transversely-extending passage 12, formed within the closure. One wall of this passage 12 has an angular recess 13 therein, which receives and securely engages a tongue 14:, extending from one edge of a disk 15, which is normally seated upon the inner end of the passage 11. A cylindrical stem 16 projects longitudinally from the center of the closure and has .flanges'17 and 18, which are cut away at regular intervals, as shown at 19 and 20, but out of alinement with each other, so as to produce tortuous grooves which extend from one end to the other of the stem. Grooves 20 are also formed within the closure 10 between the pas.- sage 12 and the inner end of the stem and form a means of communication between said passage 12 and the outsideof the bottle-neck. A recess 21 extends into one side of the closure 10 and has a pin 22 slidably mounted therein, said pin being held normally projected by a spring 23. A ring 24:, of rubber of other suitable packing material, is arranged within a groove 25, formed within the closure 10 near its lower end and serves to prevent leakage from the bottle and around the lower end of the closure.

After a bottle has been filled the closure 10 is inserted into the neck thereof until the pin 22 is projected by spring 23 into engagement with recess 9. I may also use a rubber pin, in which case it would obviate the necessity of a spring. A cork or other suitable device 26 can then be placed in the bottle-neck and over the closure, so as to prevent the accidental discharge of the contents of the bottle. When it is desired to remove the contents, the cork 26 is extracted and the bottle inclined or inverted. The pressure of the liquid upon the valve-disk will cause said disk to swing away from the passage 11, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the liquid will flow through said passage and into passage 12 and thence through the grooves and around the stem 16 and through the cut-away portions of the flanges 17 and 18. to refill the bottle, the weight of the liquid upon the disk 15 will cause said disk to press against the adjacent end of passage 11, and this disk cannot be moved away from this position by a wire or other similar device in view of the peculiar formation of the closure.

While I have shown and described each flange as provided with four cut-away portions or grooves therethrough, it will be un- VVhen any attempt is made.

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derstood, if desired, but two grooves may be formed in each flange, as shown in Fig. 7.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- The combination with a bottle having an internally-recessed neck; of a closure within the neck and having an inlet-passage at the center of one end, a transversely-extending passage communicating with the inlet-passage and grooves extending longitudinally of the closure and communicating with the transverse passage, a valve-disk within the transverse passage and normally closing the inletpassage, a tongue extending from and integral with the disk, one wall of the transverse passage beingprovided with an angular recess for the reception and retention of said tongue, a solid stem projecting from the center of the closure, flanges inclosing said stem, said flanges being cut away at points out of alinement to form tortuous passages, and a springpressed locking-pin mounted within the closure for engaging the recess in the neck.

In testimony whereof'I aflix my signature in presence'of two witnesses.

FRANK LIESKE.

Witnesses:

A. WEST, THEO. B. GATLIN. 

